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12-6-2004 Austin, Texas - December 13, 2004 - ClearCube Technology, the market leader and pioneer in PC blade computing, today announced that Eglin Air Force Base has deployed the ClearCube fiber solution in its F-15 testing facility. The Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force (OFP CTF) has outfitted each of its employees at a single workstation with five PC blades on five separate networks to comply with government emission security (EMSEC) requirements for data security, without incurring additional IT support costs. The F-15 OFP CTF supports users at various security clearance levels using five different networks. In order to meet EMSEC requirements, air force bases need to keep a one meter distance between each network and desktop PC to prevent the transfer of sensitive data between networks. Without PC blades, Eglin's OFP CTF would not have been able to comply with EMSEC and support all of its users in one facility. The ClearCube solution is allowing Eglin to double its staff in the same amount of space. "If we had wanted to use desktop PCs for this architecture, we would have had to make a significant investment to increase power and cooling at the user desks. With PC blades, they are all in one place," said Roger Chilcott, Senior Engineer, SENTEL Corp., Eglin Air Force Base. "Because there is no data transmitted from the user ports, we can stack them together and they are out of the way of the users." In addition to complying with the physical distance requirements set by EMSEC, the OFP CTF is able to secure data theft by keeping PC blades in a secure data center and locking out users from attaching USB and removable storage drives. The OFP CTF F-15 testing facility collects data from the F-15 fighter jets, performs development and operational testing and ensures that all software upgrades made to the F-15 will work within the parameters of combat. "Military bases and government agencies are in a unique position. They support multiple networks and computers for each user and are under heavy security regulations that demand solutions such as PC blades to restrict access to information and IT assets," said Carl Boisvert, president and CEO of ClearCube. "Our government customers have found that the ClearCube fiber solution meets all the security regulations and saves IT managers hours in support time." In addition to the testing of F-15s, Eglin AFB also houses the testing facilities of the F-16, F-22 and A-10 fighter jets. Other military bases and government agencies realizing the benefits of ClearCube PC blades are US NORTHCOM, Lackland AFB, Nellis AFB, Hill AFB and the Departments of State and Defense. Additionally, retired Lt Gen. Kenneth Minihan, former director of the National Security Agency/Central Security Service is on the ClearCube Board of Directors. The ClearCube fiber solution is a point-to-point fiber optic solution that alleviates signal emanation concerns by converting copper signals to fiber in the data center. About ClearCube Technology ClearCube Press Contacts: Maureen Robusto |